TV & Movie Camaros....Bewitched - Aloha Bobby/Rose

[PeteLeathersac]

I was thinking this morning about Camaros from TV and Movies. .

First thought is 'Bewitched' as being a Chevy sponsored show there was always lots of Camaros being driven by Darren or in background shots. . Any of these known today? .

In the movie Aloha Bobby & Rose there was a 67-8? . I only saw this once at the drive-in back then but recall a line where the Cop or someone says something about Bobby building the motor from a 302? .

Any more you guys recall or know of existing? .

~ Pete

[Lethal1973]

The movie Brewster McCloud featured a 2nd Gen orange Z-28 that changed from regular to rally sport depending upon what scene was being shot.

[bowtie3168]

On one of the first episodes I remember Samantha (Elizabeth Montgomery) going for driving school classes with Paul Lynde in a '65 Impala, in some of the black and white episodes she drove some cool 64 and 65 Chevelle SS(s)

[PeteLeathersac]

Hey I have a vague recollection of that one....this was Paul Lynde in thick glasses before he became the Uncle Arthur character? .
Sure was lotsa' great Chevys on this show and Larry Tate usually tooled up in a current 'Vette. .
I remember there was some soap-box derby fun in one episode too....wasn't Chevy a sponsor of some kind for the American soap-box Derby Championships? .
Lastly, Lizzy Montgomery as Samantha....Yummmmm, I think a lot of us are still in love w/ her? .

~ Pete

[Xplantdad]

Didn't Darren also have a big block ('67?) blue Impala convertible? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

[jfkheat]

Anyone ever heard anything about a Z-16 Chevelle in a scene on I Dream of Jeannie?
James

[ChevyThunder]

I just saw the car in Aloha Bobby & Rose. The car is a little rough

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/bobbyandrosecamaro06.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/DSC00158ss.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/DSC00159s.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/DSC00160s.jpg

[PeteLeathersac]

Hey Van....great on the pics! . If this is indeed the Boby/Rose car I wonder about the car's history before the movie....the flare style sure looks a lot like the old road-racing style?
And Van....is your 935 a Kremer car? . Wild!!! . I have a couple Kremer Bros. stories for you. .

~ Pete

[Xplantdad]

I found this while searching on the internet....pretty interesting http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Script for a 1965 Chevy Ad from Bewitched (http://www.harpiesbizarre.com/chevyad.htm)

Corvette, Covair, Chevelle

[mssl72]

Here's a web site that you can spend a little bit of time at, searching a database for cars used in TV shows and movies. It doesn't have every show/movie listed, but there's quite a bit.

web page (http://www.imcdb.org/)

[DarrenX33]

I clearly remember an episode where Samantha is driving a Rally Green 69 RS Convertible.

[musclecarjohn]

Lot's of great Chevy's in Bewitched.

Part I liked best was that Darrin just jumped in his top-down convertible every morning...no dew or moisture to be concerned about! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif

[TimG]

One show where Sam wonders if Daren would have been better off if they never met shows playboy Daren tooling around in a 1970 big block Corvette.

[Johnny Horsepower]

[ QUOTE ]
Anyone ever heard anything about a Z-16 Chevelle in a scene on I Dream of Jeannie?
James

[/ QUOTE ]

No but major Nelson drove a blue GTO convertible (i think it was blue)!

[Mr70]

I actually compiled quite an extensive list of Vehicles I personally spotted in old Tv shows & Movies growing up.
I have it here somewhere,but two that I remember recently shown were the 1974 "Kolchak:the Night Stalker"where he gets into his used 1968 blue Camaro convertible,while an informant waits in the backseat.
Also Hawaii Five-0 took on Chevrolet as a sponsor in 1971.
There is one episode showing a Black 1971 SS 454 Chevelle being driven by law enforcement as they surround the criminals hideout,and of course,McGarrett saying "Bookem Dano!"

Turn up your Volume and click on THIS. (http://members.tripod.com/~bewitchvic/bonanza.html) http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[1970RSZ28]

As a matter of fact, a friend of mine owns the camaro that was in Aloha Bobby and Rose. Once in a while he even drives it. He brought it to work one day and I checked it over pretty good. Traco had built the motor long ago. I would have thought that it would have had a GM cross-ram but it now runs 8 webers. Cam is pretty radical as it hardly idles. Lots of old school race car stuff like fuel cell, roll bar etc. It is a little rough but he wants to leave it as original as possible. Looks like he put a cowl hood on it for that car show in S.F. He also owns the yellow duece coupe and a black hot rod that was in American Grafitti.

[ChevyThunder]

If any of you go see the movie "Luck Number Sleven" there is a scene at the begining were the characters flash back to 1970 or so . It is a funny scene because someone must have a friend in the muscle car business..in the parking lot where the scene takes place are what would be an inordinate amount of muscle cars even for 1970..all makes and models..great scene !

Pete, would love to hear your Kremer stories ! I had a couple of Kremer cars but I sold two and the other one was wrecked at Sebring a few years ago by my co driver/partner and needs a front clip. I now have a 935 M16 that I am getting ready for the Monterey Historic's in August. This car is very much like a K3 but the body was done by American International Racing/AIR in S. Cal . Here is a photo of my two Kremer cars at Daytona in 2000.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/The%20Cars%20I%20Race/scan0004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/The%20Cars%20I%20Race/prep1.jpg

The black car finished 2nd over all at the Le mans 24 hour..it came to the IMSA series and was a Bob Akin Coca~Cola car..that is the livery it is in now..

My 935 M16
At the 24 hours of Daytona finishing 8th over all
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/Factory%20Porsche%20935%20by%20GAACO/935acr.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/Factory%20Porsche%20935%20by%20GAACO/1935ds.jpg

and since you are in Canada 10th over all in the Molson 6 hour at Mosport http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/C...1-08-16-084.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/Factory%20Porsche%20935%20by%20GAACO/Mosport-1981-08-16-084.jpg)

Same car sponsored by Coca~Cola of Central America in the Central American Championship series
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/C...l-Kikos12sm.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/Factory%20Porsche%20935%20by%20GAACO/Jamsal-Kikos12sm.jpg)


This 935 also raced at Le Mans three times with a best finish of 2nd in class for the 24 hour race.

Sorry didn't mean to get off topic.... here is the Yellow coupe and Harrison Ford's (talk about an oxymoron)black 55 Chevy from American Grafitti

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/DSC00166ss.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/milners3206.jpg

[PeteLeathersac]

I hammered out a lengthy posting yesterday and got lost in the midst of the site problems....here's some of it. .

Ray....your comments of buddy's Aloha Boby/Rose car makes me wonder even more of it's history before the movie? . Again the flares appear the old road-racing style, now you mention a Traco engine, old cell and roll-bar....could it be an old Penske, Smokey or other Trans-Am car from this era and if so could have a much more significant history than the Aloha movie? .

Van....I PM'd you on some Kremer Bros. stuff....included is a link to this Kremer 962 although the story I'll fill you in on later isn't a happy one. .

http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1985/Mosport-1985-08-11-010.jpg

~ Pete

[JRSully]

There is a scene in Bewitched where Samantha leaves some place with three of her friends and they proceed into the parking lot and stop to say goodbye or whatever and lined up behind them is the complete line of Chevy performance cars for 69, An SS/RS Camaro, Chevelle, Nova and Vette. . Very similar to the magazine ad showing all these cars lined up. I remember this distinctly, there has to be some crazed Bewithed fan that knows about it. SULLY

[Mr70]

I saw that!
We have a small local channel station here,Channel 23,called ME TV.
It stands for Memorable Entertainment Television.This is not on cable,it's standard antenna.They run 24/7,365 of old mothball TV shows like Hawaii Five-0,Bewitched,Hee Haw,Johhny Carson,Green Acres,Baretta,Starsky & Hutch...etc.
You name it,they run it. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
That particular Bewitched episode came on last month,and I couldn't make a copy of it before it dissappeared. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
My favorites are any episode that use the current city streets/traffic for backdrops.

[ChevyThunder]

Pete .. sounds good on the Kremer stuff.. I have supplied a lot of pictures for the Racing Sports Car site for Sears Point 1977-1987.. there are also a lot of very cool first gen Camaro , Vette ,etc. pictures from the earlier IMSA and SCCA races

Now that you mention it as I remember the interior on that Bobby and Rose car was very sparse and did resemble an old IMSA/Trans Am car....

Here are some from the VIR in 1972

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/Misc/Virginia-1972-04-16-027.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/Misc/Virginia-1972-04-16-035.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/Misc/Virginia-1972-04-16-009.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/Misc/Virginia-1972-04-16-062.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/Misc/Virginia-1972-04-16-074.jpg

[ZL1.FUN]

There is a nice camaro convert in the movie
"catch me if you can" its racing a chevelle not bad movie.
also in two lane blacktop there are some shot's of some race camaros when there at Lakeland Raceway

[musclecarjohn]

[ QUOTE ]
Pete .. sounds good on the Kremer stuff.. I have supplied a lot of pictures for the Racing Sports Car site for Sears Point 1977-1987.. there are also a lot of very cool first gen Camaro , Vette ,etc. pictures from the earlier IMSA and SCCA races

Now that you mention it as I remember the interior on that Bobby and Rose car was very sparse and did resemble an old IMSA/Trans Am car....

Here are some from the VIR in 1972

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/Misc/Virginia-1972-04-16-027.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/Misc/Virginia-1972-04-16-035.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/Misc/Virginia-1972-04-16-009.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/Misc/Virginia-1972-04-16-062.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/Misc/Virginia-1972-04-16-074.jpg

[/ QUOTE ]

Thunder,

That shot of the Yellow Sterbins Automotive '69 Z/28 belongs to Chad Raynal from San Jose...I'm sure you've seen it run @ Laguna or Infineon.A nicer family you will not meet.His is absolutely the cleanest,sharpest vintage T/A running...I swear those guys are trying to copy Penske by painting that car after every race! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worship.gif

I have a scaleletric model of that car just as it looks in that picture with the slotted mags and the Hooker sidepipes.

[ChevyThunder]

John everytime I am at Laguna I am in awe of Ken Epsamn's cars.. the Sunoco 69 Camaro , the Challenger , the Penske Javlin.... there are so many great historic Trans Am cars at these events.. I will definitley look for it this year ut I am sure you are right and I have seen tis car , sound like good people. You should pass the picture on to them, they may not have seen it.

[LS6M22]

[ QUOTE ]
The movie Brewster McCloud featured a 2nd Gen orange Z-28 that changed from regular to rally sport depending upon what scene was being shot.

[/ QUOTE ]
That 70 Z28 was cortez silver,the road runner was orange.You are right though the Z28 was an RS(split bumper) than a regular Z28 in though chase segments.

[musclecarjohn]

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John everytime I am at Laguna I am in awe of Ken Epsamn's cars.. the Sunoco 69 Camaro , the Challenger , the Penske Javlin.... there are so many great historic Trans Am cars at these events.. I will definitley look for it this year ut I am sure you are right and I have seen tis car , sound like good people. You should pass the picture on to them, they may not have seen it.

[/ QUOTE ]

Oh he's seen it...I gave him one of my scalelectric models and he said he had one already but was greatful for the 2nd one because he wanted to make it look like the car does currently.

Kenny Epsman and Jimmy Hague are great guys...BBQ's and post-race margarita's are always part of their gameplan.Kenny's got some toys..and old Holman Moody '71 Torino and his latest find,an ex-Chris Cord Dekon Monza...that IS a trick piece...along with who knows what else. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hmmm.gif

Certainly check out Chad's car during the Pre-Historics.

[PeteLeathersac]

Hey great....Chris Cord's Monza! .

~ Pete

http://www.geocities.com/monzaman_gt/Mid-Ohio-1978.jpg

[ChevyThunder]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
ex-Chris Cord Dekon Monza...that IS a trick piece...along with who knows what else. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hmmm.gif




[/ QUOTE ] The Dekon Monza belonged to a good friend of mine. He sold it to Canepa who sold it to Ken.. I intorduced the previous owner to Ken at Monterey last year . It was good because Ken got first hand info on the car. The guy who sold it has some serious 935's & Corvettes...Greenwood Spirit of Le Mans and the JLP super vette

[musclecarjohn]

I remember that Monza battling it out with the David Hobbs driven Citicorp BMW with the crazy bodywork out at Laguna in the day...that BMW was scary-fast and reliable...but there was nothing like that nasty Monza at full-song! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif

[70 copo]

Film--Brewster McCloud 1970...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/70COPO/Cnv1217.jpg

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hmmm.gif

[70 copo]

Lt "Shaft" and the Z

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/70COPO/Cnv1218.jpg

[70 copo]

Roadrunner and a 69 IPC...

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/70COPO/Cnv1219.jpg

[70 copo]

Full bumper in chase

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/70COPO/Cnv1220.jpg

[70 copo]

Next it becomes a Rally sport Z....

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/70COPO/Cnv1221.jpg

[70 copo]

Gremlin X..

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/70COPO/Cnv1222.jpg

[70 copo]

Z28 goes through the side of a barn!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/70COPO/Cnv1224.jpg

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

[70 copo]

Gremlin X and Z28 trade paint... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/70COPO/Cnv1225.jpg

[70 copo]

Camaro goes into the lake, the end for Lt. Shaft and the Z.. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/drool.gif

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y226/70COPO/Cnv1226.jpg

[Alohabr]

History of the Camaro in Aloha Bobby and Rose; a 1968 Z-28 bought by James Garner to race in the Trans-am series, yes it was built by Traco. After its racing career it was sold and then resold to Cine Artists movies for the movie. After that it was sold to a 16 year old who kept it till a few years ago.He did keep it as it was from the movie!!

[ChevyThunder]

If it was James Garner's car then it was more than likely from Clippinger Chevrolet in Covina Ca where my 69 Van Nuys Z is from and was purchased through Bob Wingate the main guy at Clippinger....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/ChevyThunder/Daytona%20Yellow%20Z-%2028%20Van%20Nuys/vemp_0603_garner_07_z.jpg

[PeteLeathersac]

Exactly what I was thinking Van....I looked through the same pics from the old thread last night but didn't see anything on a '68 Trans-Am Camaro. . One interesting thing to note was that Traco was in the shop next door so adds more to this all being a real possibility? . I know you've seen this car in person....sure be interesting to have a closer look noting engine, cage, cell, suspension components etc. . If the Garner connection part is true, this could get even more interesting as Yenko was involved in this group of guys also racing a similar car? . What now? .

~ Pete

[Alohabr]

I am looking for the original car from Aloha Bobby and Rose. It has been a dream to own it or one like it. I am actually having one replicated to look like it right now, but am interested in finding the original to 1)See it in person,2)see how close we have come to reproducing it.

[Alohabr]

The information on the Aloha Camaro was forwarded to me from a page on HotDog Express for AOL. It shows the car and gives the short bio on it. This has been the hardest and longest research of a car I have experienced!

[L89DRMR]

I remember seeing a 1969 Yellow Z-28 which was in a grocery store parking lot when the Brady Bunch is scouted by Skip Farnum for the Safe Laundry detergent commercial.

Dave Sundlof

[1967Z28]

AlohaBR,

The (claimed) Aloha Bobby & Rose car was for sale on ebay about 2 years ago. The guy had the VIN listed in his ad. Was a January '67 built car from the Van Nuys plant. Traco did not build cars, they built engines. Dick Guldstrand had a shop next door to Traco and would have been somebody that Garner would go to to have a race car built. You should check with Dick Guldstrand to see if he built such a car. I have spoken with DG about Camaros which he built in the late '60s and he never mentioned a car for Garner but it is worth calling and asking.

-Jon

[Alohabr]

Thank you Jon, I will try that.

Randy

[ChevyThunder]

[ QUOTE ]
The information on the Aloha Camaro was forwarded to me from a page on HotDog Express for AOL. It shows the car and gives the short bio on it. This has been the hardest and longest research of a car I have experienced!

[/ QUOTE ]

Alohabr .... you should have read this thread in its entirety....it seems as though 1970RSZ28 posted the following on page two of this thread :

As a matter of fact, a friend of mine owns the camaro that was in Aloha Bobby and Rose. Once in a while he even drives it. He brought it to work one day and I checked it over pretty good. Traco had built the motor long ago. I would have thought that it would have had a GM cross-ram but it now runs 8 webers. Cam is pretty radical as it hardly idles. Lots of old school race car stuff like fuel cell, roll bar etc. It is a little rough but he wants to leave it as original as possible. Looks like he put a cowl hood on it for that car show in S.F. He also owns the yellow duece coupe and a black hot rod that was in American Grafitti.

Your search may be over http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Alohabr]

ChevyThunder,
I did read all the posts and saw the one from 1970rsz28 and have sent him 2 private messages, but no response as of yet. Thank you for noticing that post and sending it anyway. Trust me,I have sent numerous emails to different people that were suppose to know something about the car and never had a return comment.
I will keep forging ahead, as I am having one built to look like it and after 2-1/2 years it is getting close to being done!!!!!!!!

[ChevyThunder]

Here is a thread on my Porsche forum.. a guy has just completed a book on Mulholland drive and the people who used to race up there... the author is participating in the thread and post pics of his 67 Camaro that he raced in SCCA and up on Mulholland...it looks very similiar to the OB&R car. Flat hood and the flares are a little different...the book sounds way cool too...The car is on page 2 of the thread. Maybe shoot him a PM .

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=254759

[Alohabr]

Well, it has taken awhile, but my replica of the Aloha Bobby and Rose Camaro is now on Hot Rods & Custom Stuff website. That is who is doing the work. www.hotrodscustomstuff.com (http://www.hotrodscustomstuff.com) scroll down the home page to the box with all the pages, click on current projects and the next page at the top has the Aloha B&R logo, click on it.
Hope you enjoy

[budnate]

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/flag.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/3gears.gif lets hear a vid of it running http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/Can-I-Have-It.gif